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Dale Murphy League
4-1-2050
Joe Backup Second Base
Retired (1978, Age 39)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .295 Total Rating   Bats/Throws B/R
OPS .849 Status Deceased (2019) Option Years 0  
H 2451 Age at Death 80 Date of Birth 09-24-1939
HR 314 Drafted Round 1, Pick 1
(1961)
Majors Svc Time 17 years
(64 games)
RBI 1165
SB 359
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A- Contact vs. L B+ Endurance B-   Ldrship B+
Power vs. R B- Power vs. L Velocity   Mentor vR A+
Speed B- Bunt D+ Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS D+ (20.7%) Range C+ WS Rings 1
1B (84.7%) LF (86.2%) Arm B- WS Appearances 2
2B A+ (100%) CF ---   Health D+ LCS Appearances 7
3B (43.1%) RF (67.8%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 3
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year POS Team G GS INN TC PO A E DP +/- RF   FPCT GG
1972 LF BOS 67 65 583.1 155 151 2 2 0 +2 2.36 .987
RF BOS 37 36 323.1 66 64 0 2 0 -2 1.78 .970
2B BOS 16 16 141.2 82 36 46 0 5 -3 5.21 1.000
CF BOS 2 2 18.0 3 3 0 0 0 0 1.50 1.000
1973 2B BOS 33 33 290.2 172 69 101 2 26 -4 5.26 .988
RF BOS 23 23 209.1 43 42 0 1 0 +1 1.81 .977
LF BOS 19 19 179.2 40 40 0 0 0 +1 2.00 1.000
1B BOS 9 9 77.0 80 78 2 0 10 0 9.35 1.000
3B BOS 6 6 58.0 20 5 14 1 1 -3 2.95 .950
CF BOS 6 6 54.0 15 13 0 2 0 -2 2.17 .867
1974 3B BOS 38 38 335.1 112 16 88 8 7 -3 2.79 .929
1B BOS 23 23 185.1 227 217 5 5 10 -2 10.78 .978
LF BOS 10 10 90.0 18 18 0 0 0 0 1.80 1.000
2B BOS 10 10 87.0 51 19 32 0 7 +2 5.28 1.000
CF BOS 8 8 71.0 16 14 0 2 0 -1 1.77 .875
1975 1B BOS 33 32 277.0 338 322 15 1 21 +2 10.95 .997
LF BOS 24 24 214.0 45 45 0 0 0 -1 1.89 1.000
2B BOS 10 10 85.0 49 17 32 0 4 +1 5.19 1.000
CF BOS 9 9 82.1 18 17 0 1 0 0 1.86 .944
SS BOS 2 2 17.0 7 3 4 0 1 -1 3.71 1.000
RF BOS 1 1 10.1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.87 1.000
1976 2B BOS 17 17 154.0 115 51 63 1 14 -5 6.66 .991
3B BOS 6 6 58.2 20 5 14 1 0 +1 2.92 .950
SS BOS 4 4 37.0 13 2 10 1 4 0 2.92 .923
LF BOS 4 4 36.0 9 9 0 0 0 0 2.25 1.000
CF BOS 4 4 36.0 20 18 0 2 0 -1 4.50 .900
1B BOS 3 3 26.0 36 35 1 0 2 0 12.46 1.000
1977 2B BOS 52 52 461.0 290 126 158 6 34 0 5.54 .979
SS BOS 18 18 152.0 82 25 55 2 10 -4 4.74 .976
3B BOS 2 2 19.0 4 0 4 0 0 0 1.89 1.000
1978 2B BOS 29 29 250.0 170 92 78 0 22 -1 6.12 1.000
3B BOS 5 5 43.1 18 4 13 1 2 0 3.53 .944
SS BOS 2 2 17.0 7 3 3 1 0 -1 3.18 .857
Pos Total 2B 167 167 1469.1 929 410 510 9 112 -10 5.64 .990
LF 124 122 1103.0 267 263 2 2 0 +2 2.16 .993
1B 68 67 565.1 681 652 23 6 43 0 10.75 .991
RF 61 60 543.0 110 107 0 3 0 -1 1.77 .973
3B 57 57 514.1 174 30 133 11 10 -5 2.85 .937
CF 29 29 261.1 72 65 0 7 0 -4 2.24 .903
SS 26 26 223.0 109 33 72 4 15 -6 4.24 .963
Total 532 528 4679.1 2342 1560 740 42 180 -24 4.42 .982
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1978-11-01Joe Backup has retired from the Boston Ball Boys
1978-08-19The Boston Ball Boys have designated Joe Backup for assignment.
1977-07-31Joe Backup of the Boston Ball Boys is injured and is expected to be out 24 days.
1976-04-27The Boston Ball Boys have renamed Joe Reder to Joe Backup.
1975-06-01Joe Reder of the Boston Red Sox is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
1971-06-27A trade has been completed between the Boston Red Sox and the Milwaukee Bears. The Milwaukee Bears receive Fred Lloyd, Carl Arias, Gabby Carreon, Bernie Mowe, Draft Pick - 1972 Round 2 (BOS), Draft Pick - 1972 Round 1 (BOS) from the Boston Red Sox in exchange for Joe Reder, Teddy Carmike.
1966-04-01A trade has been completed between the Milwaukee Bears and the New York Yankees. The New York Yankees receive Bud Capel from the Milwaukee Bears in exchange for Joe Reder.
1961-04-01The New York Yankees have promoted Cesar Faneyte to the major league team. The New York Yankees have promoted Joe Reder to the major league team. The New York Yankees have promoted Dave Baumann to the major league team. The New York Yankees have promoted Britt Buckner to the major league team. The New York Yankees have designated Earl Honeycutt for assignment. The New York Yankees have sent Ken Huhn to the minors. The New York Yankees have designated Davy Guerrero for assignment. The New York Yankees have sent Gary Amalfitano to the minors.